Video: Ford F-150 Raptor vs. Ram 1500 TRX Off-Road Comparison

One of the (numerous) advantages of having a 2021 Ram 1500 TRX in our long-term test fleet is the freedom to jump on any idea we can cook up, no matter how tenuously linked to real work it may be. It’s this reason why our TRX lapped Virginia International Raceway’s Grand Course, and has a sticker to prove it.

A few months back, when a Ford F-150 Raptor showed up for testing outfitted with its optional 37-inch tires, we decided to head north with both trucks to an off-road park to explore their similarities and differences. Or maybe it was just to have fun. As we found out, the two concepts aren’t mutually exclusive.

At the outset, the comparison seemed lopsided due to the F-150 Raptor’s roughly $10,000 lower as-tested price and lack of a V-8 engine. Despite these differences, we found the Raptor and TRX remarkably similar in many areas. Not only are both trucks only available in crew-cab, short-bed configurations, both have independent rear suspensions, driver-adjustable adaptive dampers, laughably loud exhausts, and four-wheel-drive systems with center differentials that allow selectable all-wheel drive.